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Memory Module Upgrade
Your notebook PC comes with either 128MB of high speed Synchronous Dynamic RAM
(SDRAM) factory installed. To increase your notebook's memory capacity (up to 2GB maximum),
you may install an additional memory upgrade module. The memory upgrade must be a dual-in-
line (DIMM) SDRAM module.
Do not remove any screws from the memory upgrade module compartment except for the ones
specifically shown in the directions here.
Installing a Memory Module
To install a memory upgrade module follow these steps:
1. Turn off power to your notebook using the power switch, disconnect the power adapter, and/
or remove the battery pack.
2. Place your notebook upside-down on a clean work surface.
3. Open the top cover all the way, so that it is lying flat on the work surface.
4. Remove the five screws securing the compartment cover.
The memory upgrade module can be severely damaged by electrostatic discharge (ESD). Be
sure you are properly grounded when handling and installing the module.
5. Align the connector edge of the memory upgrade module, chip side up, with the connector slot
in the compartment.
6. Insert the memory upgrade module at a 45
o
angle and press it firmly onto the connector.
7. Press the memory upgrade module down into the compartment until it locks into the retaining
clips on either side. You will hear a click when it is properly in place.
8. Replace the cover and screws that were removed previously. Installation of the new memory
module is now complete.
The memory upgrade module is not something you routinely remove from your notebook PC.
Once it is installed, you should leave it in place unless you want to increase system memory
capacity.
